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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease did Dinesen contract from Bror?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Pneumonia.

2. What relation was Dinesen's fiance to the man she loved?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His school friend.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His twin brother.

3. Why did Dinesen not feel as if she needed to be faithful to Bror?
(a) He declared that he no longer loved her.
(b) He was not faithful to her.
(c) They had an open marriage.
(d) They were divorcing.

4. In what year did Dinesen publish her first story?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1939.

5. With whom did Dinesen fall in love?
(a) Hank Brauer.
(b) Hans Blixen.
(c) Hiram Blunt.
(d) Henry Braun.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did Dinesen go on a shopping spree after a good harvest in 1918?

2. What did Dinesen and Bror raise on their farm?

3. What was the one thing that Thomas admired about Dinesen?

4. What was a cherished event in family life when Dinesen was growing up?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Wilhelm Dinesen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Dinesen's biography been compared to a novel?

2. What decision did Dinesen make to end her period of indecisiveness?

3. When and where was Isak Dinesen born and by what other names was she known?

4. Why did Dinesen not feel any remorse about having an affair with Denys Finch Hatton?

5. Why was Dinesen so prolific in her condemnation of racism and prejudice against the Kenyan people?

6. What was the nature of Dinesen's relationship with her father and how did she address her feelings of loss after his death many years later?

7. What was the nature of the conflict between Dinesen and her Aunt Bess?

8. What type of writing did Dinesen produce as a young woman, and what pen name did she use?

9. Where did Dinesen study art formally and why was the experience disappointing for her?

10. Who was Daisy Frijs and why was Dinesen drawn to her?

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